What have you hit?

[ANT 666]

I ran over a small dog once, it ran off i stayed on, the owner went daft, called me all sorts of nasty names later that ride ran over a squirrel, had to stop and put it out of its misery.
Other times a rabbit, dead, and once a pheasant, lost a few feathers and flew off squarking.(bird not me)
Just missed a hedgehog once must be a risk of punctures with them, swerved round a snake in USA and had a kangaroo miss me by mms down under

 

[Drago]

Came close to mowing down a badger recently, but never actually hit owt.

 

[Mo1959]

A sheep, at around 20mph resulting in a badly broken collar bone, road rash and extensive bruising. Not sure how the sheep was, as by the time I felt well enough to stand up, it was long gone.

 

[welsh dragon]

Pheasant, rabbit, squirels. Other birds. Got to work once and a bird was stuck to the radiator grill on the front of my car. Dead of course.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Last thing was a rat during a trip back to Essex last year. I got it with the front wheel, it banged it's head on the pedal as it jumped and then fell under the back wheel which ensured it's demise.

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

A cat on my Brompton. It ran between the front wheel and the chainring, rolled over a few times and ran off to the side of the road. Luckily I had just come off a mini roundabout and wasn't going fast so I stayed upright.

 

[snorri]

Mostly flies but also the odd bee or wasp.

 

[kipster]

A school boy who stepped out in front of me without looking. I did brake but it was too late, I did shout (it could've been a scream!), but not loud enough for him to hear me over the music coming out of his headphones, I did swerve but not enough, I did come off worse.

 

[fossyant]

One pigeon, quite a few snails, lots of flying ants and my fair share of cars

 

[gbb]

One circa 5 year old child at around 16 mph. She was on a low tricycle type thing, on a path that crossed my section of quiet urban road. Bushes obscured her until she was inches from the road...out she blissfully pedalled about 6ft in front of me....over the handlebars i went, bike cartwheeling behind me. Miraculously she was unhurt. Mum scurried up, she thankfully realised it was incredibly lucky for the child....i think my words 'thank christ i wasnt in a car' struck home. Gravel rash to my palms, slight bang to a hip....girl was unscathed but sobbing bless her.

Perilously close to one badger in the dark, frightened the life out of me.

One squirrel, he ran out.....than ran back ...then out again like he didnt know what to do....sadly he ended up doing a squirming death dance after he ended up under my wheel.

 

[jefmcg]

Another rider I flew over the handlebars. Something hit me in the chest on a night ride, think it was a bat. A couple of those idiot frogs who cover the road after rain on summer evenings.

 

[MichaelW2]

A cat on my Brompton.

Isn't that a children's book?

 

[Dogtrousers]

I deadded a bunny wabbit once.

 

[Mrs M]

Some flies, swallowed a couple and one did escape out my nose
There's a bike/pedestrian path near us and I spend ages trying to avoid the furry caterpillars that seem to be all over it.
Hit Mr M's previous car once coming into the driveway but he doesn't know

 

[palinurus]

A pedestrian. Sorry.

And nearly a dog once, with a boomerang (Involvement of bicycle: I cycled to the place where I did my boomeranging)